microwave

PUB. DATE

January 2005

SOURCE

Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary;2005, p1362

SOURCE TYPE

Book

DOC. TYPE

Reference Entry

ABSTRACT

A definition of the medical term "microwave" is presented. Microwave refers to that portion of the radio wave spectrum between a wavelength of one millimeter and 30 centimeter. The definition is from the "Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary," published by F.A. Davis Co.

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